One of my favorite by-products of visitors - an excuse to do stuff, especially stuff you haven't allowed yourself to check out on your own! A late-ish thanks to thinkpink55 for opening up my eyes to more cool stuff right in front of my nose.
Case-in-point 1: Nu Look Consignment. Omigod, what a find! Not since Des Moines' Bargain Basket have I stumbled upon ( Read more... )

Which, do you think, is the funnier newsbit? (in all respects)

Teen's prosthetic leg stolen -- again

or

Teen using restroom falls out of bus windowOK, so can someone just put me out of my misery and let me have a figure skater's baby, already? Especially that silver meddlin' Swiss cheese man? (And while we're on the subject...enough with the ' ( Read more... )

Recent text-message exchanges with Mallory:

Mal: "Comic Sans. Call you later."
Me: "Bought your DM tix yet? What else is new, Brush Script MT?"
Mal: "Yep, I'll be in DM on Feb 20 to 26!! I'm so excited. Can you say Rockwell Extra Bold?"

After the crappiest day at work (you know the kind where everything you touch turns to doo-doo?) I dragged myself to my first day of designing the Spa Site...and I survived!!! And Hope just emailed me for the first time in 2 months (How are all of you? she asks. Let me know.) Wheeeeee. And I get to go to bed now...

Essentially a moot point, but I wanted to write and say I have, as expected, had a killer time in St. Petersburg, torn about leaving, in any case feeling grateful for having had the opportunity to go and experience all that I have. Took more pics than before (IF THAT IS POSSIBLE!) My plane leaves for Finland/NYC in 11 hours and I cannot place my ( Read more... )

I'm to get up in 5 hours to make my way to the airport. Per a coworker's suggestion, I may spend a chunk of my 8-hour JFK layover in a movie theater 5 miles away. "King Kong" is 3 hours long - W00t. But still, if you would be so kind, feel free to call or text me until 6 pm EST - airports always make me especially lonely. If I'm really lucky, I may ( Read more... )

Nice weekend, though kinda overwhelming. Highlights include volunteering (what is it about that place?) and being visited by not only the fabulous Mad Cloves, but my mom and grandparents. :-D The random psychic fair where Maddie learned about the color of her aura (freaky stuff, I tell ya!), the Spa Opening party (had to make an appearance, ya know ( Read more... )

Miss Kylie Knust just made my day.

Mom and I are looking at Russia-trip ticket options (I have mentioned that I'm trying to get back to SP for New Year's, haven't I ( Read more... )

1. We're going STEADY! Charlene asked me to go official today. We shook on it. I guess there's still a contract to sign. But isn't a first paycheck official enough ( Read more... )